The Labor enquirer., 1887-06-11
IN NEW YORK.
some Lies and Truths from the Metrop-
- oils.

In thcffollowing rom the Chicago Tribune
OF June : the iics are In Haiie and the truths
In Roman type.
New YoRK, June i.-Although FIVE
months must elapse before the next cleo
tion the Labor Party or parties have al
ready begun to prepare for the campaign.
The factions of the Labor Party-the
United, the Union and the Socialistic-are
making house-to-house canvass, and are
organizing in all of the election districts.
The strongest faction Mt present is the
United Labor Party, which advocates
Henry Georges theories in regard to land
the Union Labor Party, rhjch is said 10 be
an ogsl,oot Of hc Cntrai LdJor Union, and
rhich .frowDs ON Georges doctrias and be-.
Geres ia a grni,micd income tdr notified
idrig and m interchangeable currency The
Sociolistic Labor organization comes last
In the scale, aud its members believe in
everything being run on u purely cooper
eratiye basis. Despite rumblings of dis
satisfaction among the cliquos IL is be-
lieved that all will unite next autumn in
order 10 demonstrate their strength in
time for the Presidential election in 1855.
The United Labor Party is strongest in
this city, whereas the Union Labor men
have the greater influence among farmers
anil H'c workmgmH's organizations in oihr
io'rns Of hc state. Henry George, Father
McGlynn aud John McMackin are the
leaders Of the United Labor faction.
while John Swinton and William
Martin the City Sealer of Weights and
Measures are the principal men in the
Union Labor Party. gentleman who
figures closely predicts that the Labor
vote this fall will Ice swellcd 10 $4,000.
The approaching election is nm impor-
tant one In many respects. The following
officers are To be elected: Two Supreme
Court Judges, Il district attorney, u surro-
gate, two Judges of the city court, nine
Justices of the civil district, a Senator for
each Senatorial district. twenty-four AS
-cmblymen. twonty-four members of the
Common Council. and n President of the
Board of Aldermen. The Labor mdl care
nothing for The county offices. They want
the legislative positions. 10 hat tHd Il IS
sdid that hcrc is dircddg forming Il dtai or
dlidHc, btiWecn ht republicans, hc irriHg
HdH democrats and the United Labor
Party. Tbe Republicans, 90 the story goes,
nrc io gtd Supreme CouN j,dgcSiip and a
rig court iwigsipht Surogdtc's office and
he district attorneys olicc. Irring nan is
90 ogd a eiy court judgship. possibly he ST
prmc b,Hch, he Prcsidenfof me Board N
ld,rmsh 0d hrccof ht sipe ciri justices.
The United Labor Party wants every Sen
atorial seat, every Assembly seat and every
Nldermanic vacancy.
Nobody crpcct' mat Il 'rW gd them aR,
tut Vdgcts q fair aiun Of he i,gisiaiirc
oljccs hc tadcrs cW be satisdcd. The plan,
bovtrer a. hc present timc isio trdde offices,
Ofcolrsc hcrpabiicans rW PmuP Il jul
straight hck,i, aud the Labor Party will do
likewise, but this, i IS sail. rW only Jc Il
blind. and on election daycrerything riH be
orpppei according 10 he programme. The
Union Labor Party expects to carry the
legislative offices in Troy, Rochester, in
the agricultural districts throughout the
State. and in the manufacturing towns.